1. gun control
    Canada Bans Assault WeaponsIn a popular measure after a recent gun massacre in Nova Scotia, Canada’s Liberal Party moved quickly, using emergency powers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. labor
    GOP’s Coronavirus Stimulus Priority: Make Workers Poorer, Less SafeRepublicans are fighting to cut unemployment benefits and let employers flout workplace safety standards.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. vision 2020
    Georgia Is Looking Like Trouble for Republicans in NovemberNeither Trump nor Brian Kemp is getting rave reviews for handling COVID-19, and the Loeffler-Collins grudge match is dividing the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. tara reade
    Tara Reade Is Making It Harder to Hide Joe BidenThat doesn’t mean his campaign will abandon its most effective strategy.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  5. joe biden
    Joe Biden on Tara Reade Allegation: ‘This Never Happened’The presumptive Democratic nominee dodged questions about opening up his University of Delaware archives to search for a complaint from his accuser.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. vision 2020
    Republicans Demand Cash-Strapped States Pony Up for Election NeedsA little-known coronavirus stimulus provision requires that states match 20 percent of election assistance funds at a time of fiscal catastrophe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. vision 2020
    Poll: All 50 Governors Handling Coronavirus Better Than TrumpSome governors aren’t faring all that well with their citizens in COVID-19 management, but they’re all assessed more favorably than POTUS.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Will Candidates on Biden’s VP Shortlist Defend Him From Reade Allegations?Tara Reade’s allegations are going to get the public attention they warrant. Biden’s veep prospects may be competing for the role of chief defender.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Trump Thinks He Can Make China Pay for the Virus Like Mexico Paid for the WallTrump officials are pressuring U.S. intelligence to support their theory that COVID-19 came from a lab.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. vision 2020
    Trump Blasts ‘Fake Polling’ (Unless It Makes Him Look Good)You have to wonder if the president is attacking adverse polls in preparation for attacking adverse election results.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump Reportedly Threatened to Sue Campaign Manager Over Low Poll NumbersTrump is taking the evaporation of his polling bounce as well as you’d expect.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. vision 2020
    Lawsuit Targets Discriminatory Vote-by-Mail Exemptions for SeniorsThe 26th Amendment, which extended the vote to 18-year-olds when today’s boomer seniors were young, may prevent discrimination in their favor today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. coronavirus
    80 Percent of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Georgia Are African-AmericanAmid CDC evidence that black Georgians are disproportionately affected by COVID-19, Kemp’s business reopenings could make things much worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. voting rights
    Court Trashes Kobach’s Proof-of-Citizenship LawKobach is now running for the Senate instead of suppressing votes, but his signature law, which kept 31,000 Kansans from registering to vote, is gone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Trump Caught in Another Huge Lie About Coronavirus TestsPresident promises we’ll soon do 5 million a day; his testing chief calls that absurd.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. vision 2020
    Will Justin Amash’s Presidential Bid Help or Hurt Trump?His effect on the outcome in November may depend on his home state of Michigan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the swamp
    The American People Should See Trump’s Coronavirus Briefings in Their EntiretyIf the press wants to reveal the real Trump, we shouldn’t help the public look away.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  19. coronavirus
    More Americans Have Now Died From the Coronavirus Than in the Vietnam WarIn less than three months, the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed that of America’s nine-year war in Southeast Asia.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. vision 2020
    I Love Hillary Clinton — But She Should Stay Far, Far Away From Biden’s CampaignClinton should have a role in a Biden administration if she wants one. But proximity to his campaign can only hurt him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. coronavirus
    Pence’s Excuse for Not Wearing a Mask to the Mayo Clinic Doesn’t Make SenseThe VP said he wanted to thank health-care workers “by looking them in the eye,” which he could still do with a mask over his nose and mouth.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. the national interest
    Trump: I Was Right, Coronavirus Cases ‘Will Go Down to Zero, Ultimately’The original timeline has been extended from a couple days to a couple years, though.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. vision 2020
    There’s Nothing Wrong With Stacey Abrams’s Campaign to Be Vice-PresidentTeam Biden started the conversation about Abrams as a possible veep. If she’s ready for that tough gig, she should continue to make her case.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Thinks Lockdowns Have Nothing to Do With Flattening the CurveFox News host doesn’t understand science but thinks Dr. Fauci is an idiot.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. coronavirus
    Trump Informed of Coronavirus Threat in Briefings He Often Doesn’t Read: ReportIntelligence officials warned Trump of the threat in January, which may have informed him early on if he had read the briefings he’s known to ignore.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. power
    The Biden TrapAs the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice.
    By Rebecca Traister
  27. vision 2020
    New York Cancels Presidential PrimaryIt’s a move to reduce COVID-19 exposure among those who show up for the primary, but it infuriates Sanders supporters counting on winning delegates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    Congress Should Act Now If It Wants to Make Voting by Mail HappenThe debate over the issue could soon be moot, as time runs out for making the necessary changes in rules and infrastructure.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Trump Chief of Staff Says His Main Concern Is Trump Eating EnoughWhite House staff fears emaciated president is working himself to the bone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    Private Republican Coronavirus Memo: ‘Don’t Defend Trump’A smoking-gun document shows Republicans are blaming China because they realize Trump’s response is literally indefensible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. inequality
    Are You Rich Enough to Survive This Pandemic?The vulnerable, the virus, and America’s willful blindness.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  32. money
    Steve Mnuchin, American WinnerThe Treasury Secretary embodies the plutocratic principle that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. in conversation
    Thomas Piketty Knew This Was ComingThe scholar of inequality warned us that our economic systems couldn’t withstand a global catastrophe.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  34. coronavirus
    Trump to Sideline Fauci and Birx in Coming Weeks: ReportThe benching of the top public-health experts is an indicator of Trump’s reported pivot to an economic message in his press briefings.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. coronavirus
    The USDA’s Plan to Feed Americans and Pay Farmers Is Not EnoughCritics say the Department of Agriculture’s strategy to buy surplus produce to give to the food-insecure has strategic flaws and not enough funding.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. the left
    Why Americans Don’t Vote Their Class AnymoreDeclining unions — and rising educational attainment — have left college-educated whites more left wing than non-college-educated ones.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. the national interest
    The Fatal Calculations of the Economists Steering Our Public HealthArthur Laffer, Lawrence Kudlow, and Stephen Moore have been wrong about everything for decades, but still have an enduring influence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. covid-19
    Donald Trump and the Luxury of IrresponsibilityWhen washing one’s hands isn’t just a precaution against the coronavirus.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  39. vision 2020
    Could State Legislatures Hijack the 2020 Presidential Election?State legislatures directly appointing electors is a more realistic scenario for a coup d’etat than Trump canceling or delaying Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. politics
    New Evidence Suggests Tara Reade’s Mother Knew of Allegations in 1993Reade said that her mother called Larry King about her sexual-misconduct allegations against Biden. A call that fits her description has been found.
    By Sarah Jones
  41. coronavirus
    Trump Threatens Postal Service With Loss of Funds If It Doesn’t Quadruple RatesThe president has a long-running fight with USPS over the rates it charges for delivery of packages – particularly those shipped by his enemy Amazon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    Trump Continues to Be Stunned by How Many Countries There Are“A friend of mine — a very sophisticated friend — said, ‘I never knew you had 184 countries.’”
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. the national interest
    Trump: My Inject Disinfectant Idea Was a Prank ‘Just to See What Would Happen’The 50,000-dead coronavirus milestone seemed like a good time for an elaborate, dangerous practical joke.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. vision 2020
    The Trump Doomsday Scenario: Like W. After KatrinaMismanaging the pandemic even as it spreads in red America could hurt Trump with his own base enough to make him as unpopular as W. after Katrina.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Trump Thinks His Job Is Brainstorming Miracle Coronavirus CuresThe dangers of a president who doesn’t understand that he doesn’t understand science.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. coronavirus stimulus
    Congress Passes Interim Coronavirus Stimulus Bill for Trump’s SignatureThe measure, which focuses on renewed funds for the small-business Paycheck Protection Program, may be the last bipartisan relief measure for a while.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. covid-19
    Brian Kemp Doesn’t Answer to YouHe can “reopen” Georgia without fear because he’s insulated himself from democratic consequences.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  48. abortion
    Kavanaugh Sends a Strong Signal on How He’ll Approach Abortion RightsIn a decision on an entirely different subject, Kavanaugh laid out a test for overturning Supreme Court precedents — like the right to an abortion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. coronavirus
    Trump Throws Brian Kemp Under the Bus on Business ReopeningsThe Georgia governor thought he was following the president’s wishes by quickly reopening Georgia businesses. But Trump zigged when Kemp zagged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. coronavirus
    The Coronavirus Is Spreading Into Trump CountryAny temptation Trump has to make easing of coronavirus precautions a divisive campaign issue may be frustrated by COVID-19’s spread.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national circus
    Frank Rich: The Casualties of a ‘Wartime Presidency’Trump’s insistence on absolute fealty from medical experts continues to put the public in danger.
    By Frank Rich
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